The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-27
The Candidates for Portland Munich
pal Judge.
The Expense of Enforcing the Fish
and Game Laws.


| The Expense of Enforcing the Fish
and Game Laws.
| Especial to the PREssl
| AUGUSTA, Jan. 26.
Diseases of Animals.
| The most important bill presented in the
| Legislature today, came into Senate, where
it was introduced by Senator Flint of Somer-
set. 1t is bill to prevent contagious dis
eases among cattle, and provides for stamp
| ing out tuberculosis, foot and mouth disease,
pleuro-pneumonia and all other dangerous
contagious diseases that are now or may ap-
| pear among the domestic animals of Maine.
| To facilitate and encourage the production of
| live stock and their products is another OBJ
! ject of the bill To accomplish these OBJ
| jects the bill would authorize the Governor
and Council to appoint board of cattle
| commissioners, consisting of three persons,
who would be charged with the execution of
the provisions of the act, and who would be
known as the State of Maine Cattle Commits
sioners. The salary of the commissioners
the bill fixes at So per day during the time
they are actually engaged in the discharge of
their duties. The bill provides that in dis
charging their duties the commissioners may
investigate in regard to the existence of the
diseases which the bill is intended to pro-
vide for, and enter any premises or places,
including stock yards, cars or vessels, within
any county or port Of the State, where they
have reason to believe that such diseases
may exist. And when any of the diseases
specified are found, the commissioners are
| authorized to establish such quarantine as
deem m no
destruction OF any diseased cattle they may
deem necessary. The owners Of the diseas-
| ed cattle killed, would be paid three-fourths
OF their value when in health but those cat
tie killed which might not be diseased, but
merely exposed to the disease, the full ap-
praised value would be paid. These pay
ments would be made out of money appro-
priated for the purpose by the Legislature
But the bill specifies that these payments
shall not exceed over $500 for an animal, re-
corded or recordable in the recognized herd
book of the breed to which it belongs, and
not more than 500 for an animal of unre-
the commissions from obtaining information,
or from executing the provisions of this act,
would be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
ana on conviction could be punished by
ilne not exceeding 500 or by imprisonment
Tor not more than ninety days, or by both, at
the discretion of the court. For concealing
the presence of the diseases named in this
bill, punishments are provided, and proyis-
ions are also made for the settlement of
claims when the owners of the animals may
be unwilling to accept the award of the COM
miSsiOnerS. The bill would prohibit the
transportation of animals known to be dis
eased by any railroad or steamboat, and the
driving of the animals on foot or the carry
ing of them in private conveyances from one
part OF the State to another is prohibited un-
der heavy penalties. Any person may bring
cases OF violation of this act to the county
attorneys, and it would be their duty to
prosecute. Finally the bill would appropri- |
ate $4,000, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, from moneys in the treasury not |
otherwise appropriated, for carrying out its
provisions.
Taxation of Railroad Stock.
The city government of Bangor represent |
to the Legislature that before the passage of |
the act entitled IAN act relating to the taxa
tion of railroads" all railroad stock was tax |
able by cities and towns in which it was
owned. Subsequent to the approval of this |
act the city of Bangor received in 1882 about |
$4,000, and in 1888 about $4,000 from the State |
treasurer as its share of the State tax on the
E. & N. A. railway. But since the European
road has been leased by the Maine Central |
there has been nothing due the city on ac-
count of the K. & N. A. stock owned within |
its limits; the money heretofore paid going |
to the cities and towns where Maine Central |
stock is held.
The Boundary Fight.
Representative Moore of Deerlng, threw
bombshell into the Portland camp this |
morning by introducing bill to straighten
the boundary line by putting part of Port
land into Deering. This bill provided that
the boundary line may be Strengthened SO
that the ''small strip of territory adjoining
the town Of Deering within the present linn
its of the city of Portland" and described as
'all that part of the city of Portland which
lies northerly and westerly, of a certain line
shall be annexed to Deering This line is
described as beginning at the monument in
the middle of the highway at Libby's Cor
ner." so called, in Deering, ION the bounda-
ry line" between Portland and Deering.
thence northeasterly on the boundary line
250 feet nearly to stone monument stand
ing at an angle in the boundary line, thence
northeasterly 2640 feet nearly to a stone
monument standing in the boundary line on
the easterly side of Grove street.
Liens on Buildings.
The lumbermen of Fairfield represent that
''the law for and relating. to lien claims is
in some respects inconsist ent with the Gus
tomary methods of business in this State in
the fact that the prevailing custom among
those who furnish material for buildings to
be erected do SO with the understanding that
said bills are to be made payable in 80 days.
Therefore said claims, by said custom not
falling due till the expansion of the time al
lowed in said law for the filing of said claims
with the town clerk, ETC., they petition that
Section 32, Chapter 81 of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to liens, may be amended by
substituting the word sixty in place of the
word thirty in the second line of the sec
tion, also that Section "a of Chapter 81 be
amended by substituting the words -four
months" in place of the words NINETY
days"
Corporation Fees.
Senator Gushee introduced an order today,
directing an inquiry into the number of cor
porations formed in the State in the last two
| years, the fees that they have paid to the
| Secretary of State, and the disposition of
those fees. At present, whenever corpora
tion is organized, fee of $5 is paid to the
| Secretary of State, and another fee of So to
| the Attorney General There is doubt as
| to the law in regard to the disposal of these
fees. The Attorney General holds that they
| go to himself, while the Secretary of State
| turns them into the State treasury AS
large number of corporations are formed
every year, these fees amount to consider
| able.
The Trustee Process and imprison-
nnent for Debt.
The judiciary committee have not yet de-
cided on their report in relation to the
trustee process and Imprisonment for debt
There is no doubt that there is difference
of opinion among the members. A few do
not wholly favor the idea of changing the
present law, and it is doubtful if a sweeping
measure in either case can be reported In
regard to Imprisonment for debt, the bill
prepared will probably protect the honest
poor man from Imprisonment. As to the
trustee process, it is likely that the bill
which subcommittee is now preparing
Will exempt from trusteeing wages below a
certain limit,-say months pay or $50.
A fight is expected in the House when the
Judiciary bills are reported. There are a
great many members who do not believe in
repeating these laws, and they say that they
are ready to fight, too.
The judiciary committee were consider
ably enlightened on the subject to imprison
| mpnt for debt Inv Moepc Kinu of axxyistop